Royal Horticultural Society

Popular Plants

The Society's horticultural specialists are working with a wide range of plant groups: their classification, naming, cultivation requirements, pests and diseases. Current interests are listed here.

Plant Groups

Special interest in the Society

Annuals
Bulbs & bulb-like plants
Cacti & succulents
Conifers
Culinary herbs
Ferns
Fruit
Grasses
Greenhouse & houseplants
Orchids
Perennials
Rock garden & alpine plants
Trees & shrubs
Vegetables

Achillea
Anemones, Japanese
Apples, ornamental crab (Malus)
Carnations & pinks (Dianthus)
Chrysanthemum
Clematis
Crocus
Cyclamen
Daffodils (Narcissus)
Dahlia
Daphne
Delphinium
Dogwoods (Cornus)
Epimedium
Heathers
Hollies (Ilex)
Indigofera
Iris
Lamium
Lavatera
Lilies (Lilium)
Liquidambar
Magnolia
Osteospermum
Pelargonium (bedding geraniums)
Penstemon
Phygelius
Plectranthus
Rhododendron
Rhubarb (Rheum)
Roses (Rosa)
Snowdrops (Galanthus)
Viburnum